<p>is havin a sibling who currently attends considered a legacy</p>
<p>not really, though im sure it may help if he or she is doing well at penn. but i dont think it helps as much to call it a legacy</p>
<p>if a sibling currently attends penn, and another is applying...does that help the one applying?</p>
<p>I know at some schools it does. Even if it doesn't make you an official legacy, some places won't deny a younger sibling with stats as least as good as the older one. I know this was the case at Duke as of a few years ago, don't know about Penn. It makes sense because they don't want to jeopardize the family's future good will in the donating area.</p>
<p>yeah, basically as long as your stats are not a lot worse than your sibling's, then im sure you'll be fine</p>
<p>Yes, siblings are considered legacy.</p>
<p>oh crap i look bad compared to my sister haha 4/360 -> 22/411 (but 'unranked') 4.88 gpa -> 4.65 sat's 1550 -> 1510... now i kinda hate her</p>
<p>what about a sibling who graduated and currently is an employee of penn?</p>
<p>I'm not sure about that last one. If the sibling graduated and worked at Penn, they probably wouldn't count as a legacy unless they did some type of research in local high schools... I dunno... psychology studies or something maybe...</p>
<p>A sibling who attended Penn is a sibling who attended Penn. And if he is an employee of Penn he has clearly shown his dedication to the institution. Families with a strong dedication and loyalty to the school, whether this is in the form of donations or other services, are always appreciated.</p>
<p>if i have a sibling who is currently at penn, would they really look at how he is doing and his stats when he applied? he is doing well at penn (deans list, like 3.8 gpa) i didnt think that they would even look at that kind of stuff. hopefully im wrong...we have very similar stats...he was ranked 5/400 with 1380 sats, im 7/400 with 1450 sats...</p>
<p>In Rachel Toor's book, Admissions Confidential, all about Duke admissions a few years ago, they actually went to the "bible" of all previous incoming classes to look up the exact stats of the older sibling. </p>
<p>However, Penn states explicitly that a sibling is not considered a legacy. That doesn't mean they don't do something similar, though.</p>
<p>Yes, while it is true that a sibling who attended Penn and is an employee of the institution has clearly shown his dedication, I do think that it greatly improves a person's chances if the sibling does some type of research in the public school system around Penn. By far, psychological studies are those that involve the most contact with students, especially in magnet schools, and therefore would provide a great legacy advantage. If the sibling didn't do the research in the school that the applicant attends and the school didn't have debates on things like... the electoral college, for instance... the chances are basically non-existent...</p>
<p>I am sorry, b5stargate, but that just does not make sense. What would the brother or sister reasearching in the public school system have to do with the chance of being admitted?</p>
<p>If you are putting forth ogical reasoning, there are several issues with the relevance of your argument.</p>
<p>lol... u collegeconfidential people amuse me so much...</p>
<p>b5 was yanking our chain.</p>